Author: Caroline

Granville Island is essentially a giant farmers market, with restaurants, galleries and artist studios. We even got to watch a blacksmith and a glass blower working. There’s a big public market building that feels a lot like Pike Place, a small playground and a two-story Kids Market where your kids will happily empty your bank…

Stanley Park makes for an entire day of fun in itself. Rent bikes to ride 9 kilometers (that’s 5.6 miles to us Americans) along the famous Stanley Park Seawall. The loop is entirely flat and one-way, so you can’t get winded or lost. The path loops by the First Nations totem poles, a sandy beach…

Vancouver, B.C.!! My story is in The Seattle Times today.

Took more pictures of pelicans than my children, that’s a first! Beautiful day of sand, waves, kite-flying, and yes, pelicans, at Cannon Beach.

Zipped over to Leavenworth to try the new alpine coaster at Leavenworth Adventure Park on opening weekend. TLDR: Super fun. Not too scary. Must ride more than once! All the details at Seattle’s Child.

Moms, in particular, are especially prone to wandering around at night when everyone else is asleep WHEN THEY SHOULD BE SLEEPING TOO, trying to get ahead so mornings aren’t so frantic. 🤦‍♀️ Wrote this week’s At Home cover story about making your bedroom a sanctuary so you can get your beauty rest. Here’s a link…

If it seems like I am always going on and on about Kent, it’s because Kent is KILLING it in terms of creative new playgrounds. The latest, Van Doren’s Landing Park, just opened last week and it is a Mount Rainier-themed playground! What you should know: 🗻 There’s a mini-Mount Rainier for kids to climb,…

What a treat!! Met my dear friend for a delicious brunch at Rasai in Fremont. The dinner tasting menu is date night-ey; brunch is super laid-back with big, sharable plates. Casual enough for a nice outing with kids, elegant enough for bringing your parents to meet your boyfriend for the first time. The food is…

Made our rounds of Seattle landmarks: Pike Place Market, Kerry Park… and 85°c Bakery for a 85° day. This playground scares the bejesus out of me but the boys LOVE it. I can’t even look when they’re up there. Who builds a 40-foot rope climber for children?? (It’s Sunset Neighborhood Park in Renton.) Before flying…

Lost his first tooth!